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In this Friday, Dec. 21, 2018 file photo, President Donald Trump makes a statement on the possible government shutdown before signing criminal just reform legislation in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington. Nancy Pelosi and Trump both think they have public sentiment on their side in the battle over a border wall. That theory will be put the test this week when the new House Democratic majority led by Pelosi gavels into session with legislation to end the government shutdown. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Politics & Policy

Timetable of Trump’s pullout from Syria being questioned

President Donald Trump abruptly announced in mid-December that he was withdrawing 2,000 U.S. troops from Syria.

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The White House is seen, Friday, Dec. 28, 2018, in Washington. The partial government shutdown will almost certainly be handed off to a divided government to solve in the new year, as both parties traded blame Friday and President Donald Trump sought to raise the stakes in the weeklong impasse. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Politics & Policy

House Democrats have plan to re-open government

House Democrats are introducing a package of bills Monday that would re-open the federal government without approving money for President Donald Trump's border wall.

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren is taking the first major step toward running for president. The Massachusetts Democrat said Monday she’s launching an exploratory committee for the 2020 campaign. She’s the most prominent Democrat yet to make such a move. Warren is one of the most recognizable figures in the Democratic Party and a favorite target of President Donald Trump. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Photo)

Politics & Policy

Elizabeth Warren makes big move toward 2020 presidential run

In an email to supporters, Elizabeth Warren said she'd more formally announce a presidential campaign plan early in 2019.

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Washington Redskins defensive tackle Stacy McGee (92) sacks Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Nick Foles (9) during the first half of the NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 30, 2018 in Landover, Md. (Andrew Harnik/AP)

Community

Playoff-bound Eagles get scare with chest injury to Foles

The Philadelphia Eagles were down to their third-string quarterback at the end of their playoff-clinching victory over the Washington Redskins on Sunday.

7 years ago

Politics & Policy

Chief of staff Kelly: Trump backed away from wall months ago

President Donald Trump long ago backed away from his campaign pledge to construct a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, his outgoing chief of staff said.

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In this Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018 photo, Michele Fitzpatrick, a retired lieutenant commander in the Coast Guard, poses for a photograph at the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn. Female veterans, both current and former service members, were more likely to vote in the 2018 midterm elections for Democrats than Republicans, 60 percent to 36 percent, according to data from VoteCast. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

Politics & Policy

Military women, female veterans are shifting away from GOP

Long seen as a bastion of support for Republicans, the face of the U.S. military and its veterans is changing — and perhaps too is their political bent.

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Tourists arrive to visit the U.S. Capitol on a rainy morning in Washington, Friday, Dec. 28, 2018, during a partial government shutdown. The partial government shutdown will almost certainly be handed off to a divided government to solve in the new year, as both parties traded blame Friday and President Donald Trump sought to raise the stakes in the weeklong impasse. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Politics & Policy

No talk of solution to shutdown, president tweets blame

The shutdown is forcing hundreds of thousands of federal workers and contractors to stay home or work without pay.

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Politics & Policy

Elections, films help effort to ban gay conversion therapy

Fourteen states and the District of Columbia have already enacted laws prohibiting licensed therapists from trying to change a minor's sexual orientation.

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Elvira Choc grieves as she attends a memorial service for her 7-year-old granddaughter Jakelin Caal Maquin, in San Antonio Secortez, Guatemala, Monday, Dec. 24, 2018. The body of the 7-year-old girl who died while in the custody of the U.S. Border Patrol was handed over to family members in her native Guatemala on Monday for a last goodbye. (Oliver de Ros/AP Photo)

Health

More health exams instituted for migrant children at border

More thorough health screenings, as well as secondary screenings, will be held for every child in Border Patrol custody following the deaths of two Guatemalan children.

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Jesse Osborne waits for a ruling at the Anderson County Courthouse on Friday, Feb. 16, 2018. Osborne, a boy who was 14 when he was charged in the shooting death of his father at their home and a first-grader on a South Carolina elementary school playground will be tried as an adult, a judge ruled Friday. (Ken Ruinard/The Independent-Mail via AP, Pool)

Courts & Law

School shooter’s case to test life sentence for juveniles

A South Carolina school shooting will soon become a test case for court rulings that restrict life-without-parole sentences for juveniles.

7 years ago

The North Portico of the White House is seen, Friday, Dec. 28, 2018, in Washington. The partial government shutdown will almost certainly be handed off to a divided government to solve in the new year, as both parties traded blame Friday and President Donald Trump sought to raise the stakes in the weeklong impasse. (Alex Brandon/AP Photo)

Politics & Policy

Trump, Democrats play the blame game in 2nd shutdown weekend

President Donald Trump and Democrats are trading blame for the partial government shutdown but doing little substantive talking with each other.

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Courts & Law

Pa. Supreme Court rules mothers’ drug use in pregnancy isn’t child abuse

The court's main opinion issued Friday says the law's definition of a child doesn't include fetuses or unborn children, and it says victims of perpetrators must be children.

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